Winners’ Circle 2010

Compiled by Laura Burdette, Jennifer Jett, Dawn Nolan, April Plank and Kensie Westerfield It’s not impossible to imagine an outsider taking one step across the West Virginia border and being intimidated with the heights of the surrounding mountains, the tight turns of both the highways and back roads, the narrow valleys and the ever-changing four seasons. For centuries, men and…

Imagination Takes Flight

By Kensie Westerfield Jeff Imel has always loved everything to do with flying and machines. Growing up, he was fascinated by aviation and spent his time at the airport and helping in his parents’ machine shop. A few years ago, he got to see a different side of the airline industry when he had the…

On-Campus Entrepreneurs: Students Learning by Experience

By Laura Burdette and Jennifer Jett When considering the average college student, one might envision a social butterfly who sleeps too late and barely makes deadlines on research papers. For four West Virginia students, however, social status has taken a backseat to the thrill ride of entrepreneurialism. These students—Karl Duval, Keri Fridley, Patrick Elswick and…